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An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 on Sunday struck off Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at around 7:06 p.m. local time, with ... ( read original story ...)

On this episode of the Global News podcast 'Whatever happened to…?', journalist Erica Vella revisits the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the nuclear crisis that followed. ( read original story ...)

Whatever happened to… the Great East Japan earthquake and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis On this episode of the Global News podcast 'Whatever happened to…?', journalist Erica Vella revisits the 2011 ... ( read original story ...)

In an award ceremony held online, Yu, who is of Korean descent and was raised in Yokohama, said she wants to share the prize with the people of Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, a city stricken by the ... ( read original story ...)

Giant straw artwork of dinosaurs and other animals have gone on display in Wakabayashi Ward of the city of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern ... ( read original story ...)

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 89 km off Naze, Japan, at 15:08:13 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be ... ( read original story ...)

Chile, which has suffered huge losses in earthquakes in the past, now consistently succeeds in saving lives. DW spoke to an official who had a big role in this achievement to find out what Chile is ... ( read original story ...)

PRESIDENT THOMAS BACH MEETING WITH JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER YOSHIHIDE SUGA, SOUNDBITES FROM SUGA AND BACH, BACH SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER MEETING RESENDING VIDEO WITH EXTRA SOUNDBITE - PLEASE SEE ... ( read original story ...)

Better Call Saul' star Rhea Seehorn discusses her childhood in Japan, where she experienced 3 traumatic experiences, 2 natural and 1 social. ( read original story ...)

A intermediate magnitude 4.6 earthquake was reported in the morning near the city of Naha, Japan. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on Sunday 15 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan moved away from nuclear power following the Fukushima disaster, but it may opt to once again expand its nuclear ambitions in order to lower its power generation bill ... ( read original story ...)

A local governor in Japan has approved plans from utility Tohoku Electric Power to restart one of its nuclear reactors that was damaged in the 2011 earthquake and the following tsunami, the same that ... ( read original story ...)

The No. 2 unit of the Onagawa plant is the first of the reactors damaged in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster to win final approval with local consent to restart. ( read original story ...)

A Mainichi Shimbun survey has found that some 60% of Japan's 20 ordinance-designated cities and Tokyo's 23 special wards have yet to formulat ... ( read original story ...)

A nuclear reactor in northern Japan on Wednesday became the first among those damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami to get final restart approval, with support from regional authorities. ( read original story ...)

A nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan damaged by the 2011 tsunami and earthquake disaster has cleared the last hurdle to resume operations after getting the green light Wednesday from local ... ( read original story ...)